a) know

Simple future tense b) have known

c) knew
1. In two days, I ………………….. (know) my 9. This is the sixth time you …………….. that
results. question.
2. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I ……………….. (go)’ a) asked
3. You …………………… (regret) this decision. b) have asked
4. We ………………….. (never know) what c) had asked
happened to her.
5. The whole nation ……………….. (be) proud of
you. Present continuous tense
6. That …………………. (be) our gift to the
school. worksheet
7. Kind words ………………….. (give) others joy.
8. This piece of wisdom ………………. (cost) 1. Hurry up! We …………………………………..
you ten dollars. for you. (wait)
9. You …………………… (never understand) my 2. ‘What are you ………………………………….?’
position. (do) ‘I …………………………………. letters.’
10. Someday I …………………… (write) a novel. (write)
11. I ……………………. (not permit) this. 3. He ……………………………………. in Italy at
12. He ……………………… (not pass) the test. the moment. (work)
4. She doesn’t like to be disturbed when she
…………………………………….. (work)
Present perfect tense 5. That child
………………………………………… bigger
exercise everyday. (get)
6. Who is that girl
1. I ……………… in Chennai for 15 years. I am ……………………………………….. on the
still living here. table? (stand)
a) have lived 7. I ……………………………………….. for the
b) lived shops to open. (wait)
2. I have lived in Singapore ………………. I was 8. I ……………………………………….. Jane
ten. tomorrow. (see)
a) since 9. The universe …………………………………,
b) for and has been so since its beginning. (expand)
c) from 10. My sister ………………………………. at
3. How long ………………… you lived in home for the moment. (live)
Chennai.
a) are
b) have Perfect tenses worksheet
4. How long have you …………….. to Jackson? has, have or had)
a) married
b) been married 1. Where could he …………………… (go)?
2. They …………………… (leave) before I
5. We ………………… for them. reached their place.
a) are waiting 3. A few years ago, circumstances ………………
b) have been waiting (force) me to leave school.
c) Either could be used here 4. He heard that a tragedy …………………
6. Suddenly it ………………. to me that I (occur) at another site.
…………….. my keys at home. 5. Many writers ………………… (translate)
a) occurred; had left Kabir’s poems into different languages.
b) had occurred; had left 6. Joanna …………………….. (make) up her
c) occurred; have left mind that she was going to die.
7. She ………………….. to anyone. 7. He forgave his enemies who ………………..
a) never apologized (wrong) him.
b) has never apologized
8. I ………………. them for over two decades.
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1. I waited for my friend until he … .
1. We ………………………. waiting here since
a) came
morning.
b) had come
a) have been
c) comes
b) has been
d) will come.
c) are
2. He ran as quickly as he … .
d) were
a) can
2. We ……………………… them yesterday.
b) could
a) visited
c) may
b) have visited
b) might
c) had visited
3. He went where he … find work.
d) was visiting
a) will
3. He …………………….. from Jamaica
b) can
yesterday.
c) could
a) has returned
d) shall
b) have returned
4. As he was not there, I … to his brother.
c) had returned
a) speak
d) returned
b) spoke
4. See that you ………………………… for the
c) was speaking
meeting on time.
d) will not speak
a) will come
5. He finished first though he … late.
b) come
a) 5. He finished first though he … late.
c) would come
a) would start
d) came
b) started
5. She will come if we ……………………. her.
c) start
a) invite
d) starts
b) will invite
6. Just as he … the room the clock struck seven.
c) invited
a) enter
d) would invite
b) entered
6. I …………………….. to Singapore recently.
c) will enter
a) had been
d) enters
b) went
7. Answer the first question before you … any
c) have been
further.
d) was
a) proceed
7. The doctor concluded that the man
b) proceeded
……………………….. ten hours ago.
c) will proceed
a) had died
d) would proceedwould
b) was dead
8. I forgive you since you … .
c) has been died
a) repent
d) is dead
b) repented
8. I ……………………….. waiting for your reply
c) will repent
for several weeks.
d) would repent
a) have been
9. He … because he was in a hurry.
b) has been
a) runs
c) had been
b) ran
d) was
c) run
9. The train ………………………. by the time we
d) had run
reach the station.
10. He stayed at home because he … feeling ill.
a) will leave
a) is
b) will have left
b) was
c) left
c) were
d) would
d) had
10. Every morning, I …………………….. the
newspaper.
a) will read
b) am reading
c) read
d) was reading